Trousers-hanger.



R. SYBENGA. y 2 TROUSERS HANGER.

vAIPIATION FILED MAB. 16. 1`910.

1 ,027322.115. 2 Patented May'21,"1912.

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, UNITED STATES; raTENT oEEIoE.

RICHARD SYEENGFA, lor PELEA, Iowa.

TROUSERS-IIANGER.

speciacation of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1912.

Application ledMarch 16, 1910. Serial No. 5497,731.

To all whom 'it rfm1/g concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD SYBENGA, a

citizen of the United States, and resident ofl ging effect in the trousers caused by weariiig.`

A further object is tov provide a device of thiskind capable of supporting one or more' pairs of trousers. A l

A further object is tof provide a device of this kind on which one or more pairs yof trousers may be readily, quickly andV easily placed or removed.

My invention consists in certain details, in.l

the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim and illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a sectional view of a device embodying my invention, the do-tted lines show the position of the spring holder when elevated to receive a pair of trousers. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig.- 1, and Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of my improved trouser hanger with a portion of a pair of trousers thereon.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

I have used the reference numeral 10 to in dicate the body portion of the trouser hanger which consists of a straight, round'piece of material such as wood of a length slightly greater than the maximum width of the trouser legs to be placed thereon. I have provided in the body portion 10 a longitudinal opening extending from one end to a point past its center. The remainder of the hanger comprises a single piece of spring rod comprising a straight portion 11 at one end designed to be inserted in the opening of the body portion 10. At one end of the part 11 is a rightangle extension 12 and at the end of the part 12 is an inclined portion 13 vextended substantially parallel ywith the part 11 toa point adjacent to the end of the part 1 1. ".Ihe said part 13 however inclines in a direction from the endof the part 11`as yclearly shown in Fig. 1. At the end of the part 13' isan upright portion 14 having at-its top a hook 15 designed to receive a nail or other support through which the trouser hanger may be suspended. The resiliency of the spring metal provides forvyieldingly holding' the'rinnerend of the part 13 in en.- gagement lwith the central portion ofthe round body portion '10..

In practical use,-I first folda pair of trousersV so that the legs thereof crease' at the front and back and I then place the legs of the trousers over the body portiOIl 10v so y. that the trousers will hang on said'body portion at about t-he knee portions of the trousers. I then place the end of the part 11 in the opening in the body portion 10 and move the spring rod to t-he position shown in Fig. 3. This can be done readily and easily by springing the part- 13 away from the trousers. After the rod has been placed in position in the body portion 10, the resiliency of the spring rod will yieldingly hold the inner end of the part 13 against the trousers. This will tend to hold the trousers firmly to the body 'portion10. Obviously several pairs of trousers may readily and easily be supported on the same hanger and it is also obvious that trousers may be very quickly and easily placed in posit-ion on the hanger. IVhen it is desired to remove the trousers the operator simply slides the rod within the body portion 10 which obviously may be done very quickly and easily. It is also obvious that trousers supported for any length of time upon the hanger will have creases formed therein at about the knee portions of the trousers on account of them lying flat against the round body portion and it is obvious further that the baggy effectcaused by the wearing of ytrousers will be removed when they are supported on my improved hanger.

i One of the advantages of my invention is that trousers may be placed on a wooden roller is always done when the roller is removed from the supporting and clamping device, t-hen after the trousers are in proper position on the roller, the operator need only insert one end of the spring in the opening, in the end of the roller. When he does this, he grasps the end of the roller opposite from the opening, and also the handle of the Wire. This enables him to readily spring 'the cent-ral portion of the Wire away from the roller, and the clamping port-ion of the Wire Will not rub against or tend to Wrinkle or crease the trousers, While the parts are being put together When the supporting and clamping device is in position, the operator releases his hand from the roller and upon the clamping portion springs against the trousers and holds the trousers in position and prevents them from rolling and it also prevents the roller from sliding lengthwise.

I claim as my invention:

An improved trouser hanger, comprising a round bar, having a central longitudinal opening therein, and a spring metal rod having a straight end capable of being readily and easily inserted in and removed from said opening, so that the rod and said bar may be removed for placing trousers thereon, said spring rod also being provided with a body portion shaped to yieldingly engage the central portion of the bar and also provided with a hook to form a support for the hanger, said parts being so arranged that after trousers are placed on the bar and the spring rod is inserted in the bar, its central portion will yieldingly engage the trousers and press them against the bar to hold tro-users to the bar and to hold the bar against both rotary and longitudinal movement relative to the rod. l

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1910.

RICHARD SYBENGA.

Witnesses MARY WALLACE, W. A. LorTUs.

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